Jesus wanted far more than to be accepted into one's life. He wanted to take over, and his essential call was to trust him enough to surrender one's entire being to him.

Jesus wanted far more than to be accepted into one's life. He wanted to take over, and his essential call was to trust him enough to surrender one's entire being to him.

The ultimate end of redemption is that we worship God with our whole being and in the whole company of the redeemed.

To walk into the Jefferson memorial is to be in a temple of the pure idolatry of reason

... the Eucharist profoundly enables the grace of God to be received with all its glories and blessings.

On politics I strive as much as possible to let my passions be for God and for the Church and for others (the Jesus Creed). I place no confidence in redemption by way of politics. The political hope ebbs and flows every 8 years now; I don't get all riled up if a Republican or a Democrat wins; I don't think it matters that much to what we are called to do on a daily basis.

What the church most needs is not heroes of faith, but faithful followers of Jesus.